Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
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Thousands of offences by Scottish fishing industry escape fines
Evidence that thousands of offences by Scottish fishing boats have gone unpunished has prompted accusations that the industry is being
Biometrics watchdog will lack powers, say critics
Government plans to appoint an independent watchdog to monitor how facial recognition, fingerprints and genetic information are used in Scotland
Scotland lagging behind the rest of the UK on recycling
Scottish ministers and councils have come under fire after official figures revealed that Scotland recycled less household waste than England,
Claim that Scotland produces more oil than Abu Dhabi and Dubai is Mostly False
The value of oil in the North Sea has been hotly debated in Scotland for decades and was a key
Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was
Scottish Government extends Ineos fracking licence for a year
The Scottish Government has extended a licence for fracking across the central belt by the Grangemouth company, Ineos – but insisted
Chicken scandal firm given £1.3 million by Scottish Government
A poultry processing firm which made headlines last year following a food safety and hygiene scandal has been given more
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed.
Horror photos of farmed salmon spark legal threat
The diseases, damage and infestations suffered by hundreds of thousands of caged salmon in Scotland have been exposed by more
Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’
A bid by the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to sue the Scottish Government for multi-million pound damages for banning
Bid to end salmon farm row is just PR, say campaigners
A bid by the Scottish Government to resolve fierce arguments over how fish farms harm wild salmon has been dismissed
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a new report